Press Release--Navigating the College Transfer Process
More than one third of all college students in the United States transfer before earning their degree. Among those who do transfer, almost half — 44 percent — switch schools more than once, according to a 2015 report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Although at least 1.3 million college students transfer each year, there have been few resources to help guide them through the process. But that has now changed with the publication of The Ultimate Guide to College Transfer: From Surviving to Thriving, by Lucia D. Tyler and Susan E. Henninger.
Tyler, a college admissions counselor in Ithaca, N.Y., decided to write the book after she was counseling college students who wanted to transfer back in 2007. "There were hardly any guides available, and what was available was about the process of transferring from a community college to a four-year college," Tyler says.
Over the a five-year period, Tyler and Henninger, an Ithaca freelance writer, interviewed more than 100 former transfer students, parents, and college administrators about their experiences with the transfer process. What they found was that in some cases, students can take steps to adjust to their first college, while in other cases, it is better if they start fresh at a new school.
Although at least 1.3 million college students transfer each year, there have been few resources to help guide them through the process. But that has now changed with the publication of The Ultimate Guide to College Transfer: From Surviving to Thriving, by Lucia D. Tyler and Susan E. Henninger.
Tyler, a college admissions counselor in Ithaca, N.Y., decided to write the book after she was counseling college students who wanted to transfer back in 2007. "There were hardly any guides available, and what was available was about the process of transferring from a community college to a four-year college," Tyler says.
Over the a five-year period, Tyler and Henninger, an Ithaca freelance writer, interviewed more than 100 former transfer students, parents, and college administrators about their experiences with the transfer process. What they found was that in some cases, students can take steps to adjust to their first college, while in other cases, it is better if they start fresh at a new school.
